1.) Audience: Adults of any income, race, education, martial status or occupation. The only restriction is that the article is depending on the reader to be from the United States of America.
2.) The topic includes the audience in terms of their gun rights. What works foe the article is that a lot of the audinece is going to come in with a bias to agree with the article, and will find it educational. What works against is an equally vocal group is against what the article is advocating, and come in with a negative bias.
3.) They benefit from actually becomujng more informed on the topicc of gun control. Both forgein and domestic.
4.) People reading this are aware of the topic and are likely to come in with a bias. As disscussed before, that may be to a benefit or detriment to the article and arguemnt being made.
5.) The question regarding gun control. Does it work? Will it help? Are there any better alternatives? Is it perhpas even a bad thing to enact?
6.) In general they understand the topic as Americans, most of whom should be generally educated on the second amendment which is being put into question. The intended audience should be able to interpret and apply the information as needed.